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J. C. WNDS, OF NASHVILLE,

Letters Patent No. 61,899, ldated February/*5, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN ROOI'ING.

T0 ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, J. C. WANDS, of Nashville, in the county ofDavidson, and State of Tennessee, have invented a new and improved Modeof Fastening Roofing; and I do hereby declare :the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the same, sufficient to enable oneskilled in the art to which the invention appertains, to makeuse of it,reference being had to the accompanying drawings which form a part ofthis specification, and in which-- I Figure 1 is a perspective view.

Figure 2 is a transverse section.

Figures 3 and 4 are plan and section, respectively, of the roougmaterial.

The breadtbs of fabric, felt, or prepared paper, or covered wirecloth,are laid parallel upon the roof from ridge to eaves, their edges lappingeach other upon' raised strips, which are capped with metallic plates,which fasten the lapped edges on the strips, making a watertight joint.It is principally designed for car roofs, which are subjected to strainthat springs them up and down, cracking the roofing material on thesheathing. In this r'oof the material is held by its edges forminglapped water-tight joints, while the fabric between `the points ofsupport is at liberty to stretch or collapse. In the drawings- 1 A isthesheathing of the ro'of, `which should be laid close and well. B areangular strips, reachingfrom the ridge to the eaves, fastened to thesheathing or through it to the rafters. C are breadths of fabric, felt,

paper, or other suitable material, prepared as customary. I hereinv'propose to introduce u new material for i the purpose, and Ashow amode of fastening ell'ectually either it or any other material.'lhefabric or paper H is of such width as to lap its edges over the topof each ridge which bounds the space it occupies, and thus each breadthwill lap upon its neighbor on each side, a water-proofing material beinglaid between the two-if desired, and the metallic angular plate D beinglaid over the lapping edges, fastening them firmly to the stripB byscrews or otherwise. This mode of securing the edges of the strips so asto complete thereof may be adopted under all circumstances where theroofing fabric, felt or paper is the material, but it is especiallyintended for car roofs, which in the swaying of the cars and the motionsof their contents become w'ound and twistedV to some extent, whichcracks the material if it he fastened on the sheathing. By my plan it isiirmly held bythe edge, and has theopportunity, in the intervals betweenthe strips B, of expanding and collapsing to the extent required withoutcracking. The ends of the material being lapped over the eaves may besecured by metal plate G. The material shown in figs. 3 and4 consists ofalayer of wire cloth, covered with any pitcby` substance on the outside,and with a coat on the inside to prevent its adherence to the sheathingof the roof. a represents `the wire elo-th, b the tarry or otherwater-proof covering, and c is a thickness of paper.

`Having described my invention, what I claim therein as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

The mode of fastening the edges of the fabric by lapping between theangular strips B and Vthe bentmetallic plate D, substantially asdescribed and represented.

To the above specication of my improved mode offastening roofing, I havesigned my hand this fourth day of December, 1866. J. `C. WANDS.

Witnesses:

W. A. RonrNsoN, W. R. Biemans.

